Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-03-21

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 21
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 266▼ 93 vs year ago 341 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 31▼ 20 vs year ago 57 · −35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 7▼ 21 vs year ago 40 · −52.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers were 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand for all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.99/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$152.99
86 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434158.7268848
Medium and Large 2395149.1058934
Medium and Large 3415117.224864thin
One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale86 hd
152.99
—
AR average10 barns · 1,604 hd
148.64
+4.35
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,948107.892,1023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22483.711,02415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46583.561,2246thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99854.695464thin

Every lot

83 lots · USDA AMS · Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed230177.50/cwt177.50–177.504081
Steers—Medium and Large 2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
Steers—Medium and Large 1275181.32/cwt177.50–185.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280202.50/cwt202.50–202.505671
Steers—Medium and Large 1314188.98/cwt180.00–204.005937
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315196.19/cwt192.50–200.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 2330136.00/cwt136.00–136.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed367190.39/cwt182.00–195.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 1372189.31/cwt175.00–207.507048
Steers—Medium and Large 2380154.97/cwt147.00–170.005893
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400189.00/cwt189.00–189.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1424184.63/cwt175.00–191.007836
Steers—Medium and Large 2455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1516171.48/cwt170.00–173.008854
Steers—Medium and Large 2543160.00/cwt160.00–160.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1560159.00/cwt159.00–159.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1618159.49/cwt159.00–160.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1683152.45/cwt148.00–157.001,0412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed240162.50/cwt162.50–162.503901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed265181.49/cwt177.50–187.504813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270132.64/cwt126.00–147.503583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280172.90/cwt165.00–180.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313131.89/cwt120.00–140.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325172.63/cwt149.00–180.0056112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed333174.68/cwt165.00–185.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed363156.17/cwt147.00–166.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371167.34/cwt151.00–192.506217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373119.96/cwt115.00–125.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376144.29/cwt130.00–152.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425137.00/cwt137.00–137.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426156.11/cwt149.00–166.006658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430156.37/cwt139.00–182.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466155.62/cwt144.00–170.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482140.36/cwt137.00–143.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515157.27/cwt150.00–166.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540123.00/cwt123.00–123.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540109.00/cwt109.00–109.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582141.31/cwt136.00–148.008223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623133.01/cwt131.00–135.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed645119.00/cwt119.00–119.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 288599.00/cwt99.00–99.008761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205132.50/cwt132.50–132.502721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288146.02/cwt137.50–155.004212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320178.07/cwt170.00–182.505703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330168.77/cwt167.50–170.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367185.06/cwt170.00–205.006796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387146.96/cwt133.00–166.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395127.00/cwt127.00–127.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421178.46/cwt170.00–188.007515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427141.78/cwt126.00–150.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465153.00/cwt153.00–153.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471169.02/cwt160.00–180.007967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy488136.40/cwt130.00–143.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515156.40/cwt150.00–160.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571154.03/cwt145.00–163.008806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575131.00/cwt131.00–131.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575126.28/cwt114.00–139.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,948107.89/cwt106.00–110.002,1023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99760.25/cwt56.00–65.006013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00038.00/cwt38.00–38.003801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15577.15/cwt74.00–80.008917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28489.45/cwt83.00–94.001,1498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43585.85/cwt84.00–87.001,2324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52578.99/cwt78.00–80.001,2052
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286076.00/cwt76.00–76.006541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295070.00/cwt70.00–70.006651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00877.38/cwt73.00–82.007802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0011,2821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084826.41/cwt760.00–950.008,9584
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12072.00/cwt72.00–72.008061
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0011,6551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,070.92/cwt900.00–1,200.0011,6307
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250930.00/cwt930.00–930.0011,6251

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.